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A U.S. CH-47 helicopter flying an earthquake relief mission was fired on in Pakistan today: Leading The Charge— ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A rocket-propelled grenade apparently was fired at a U.S. military helicopter ferrying relief supplies to quake victims in Pakistan‘s portion of disputed Kashmir on Tuesday, but the aircraft was not hit and nobody was [...]
Pakistani officials say that 80,000 people have died as a result of the October 8th earthquake: UPI—SRINIGAR, Pakistan, Oct. 19 (UPI) — Officials in Pakistan Wednesday increased the number of people killed to 80,000 as a result of the South Asian earthquake. [. . .]
At least 3000 terrorists were killed during the October 8th earthquake in Kashmir: Rediff—Intelligence sources have confirmed that over 3000 terrorists who were waiting for an opportunity to cross into India from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were killed in the October 8 earthquake. …
Update Jan. 23, 2009 Follow this link to a Google Maps satellite view of Balakot, Pakistan: [ LINK ] I saved an image tonight from Google Earth of Balakot, Pakistan. Balakot isn’t all that far from the epicenter of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake of October 8th. According to the BBC, about 3,500 people died there [...]
Some are speculating that Saturday’s massive earthquake in Pakistan’s Kashmir region may have killed Osama Bin Laden. Osama Bin Laden is believed to be in hiding there: The Norman Transcript—The quake shook the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, where bin Laden is believed to be hiding. However, authorities at this point have no information [...]
Pakistan says more than 19,000 people have died as a result of Saturday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake: BBC—Pakistan says more than 19,000 have been killed by Saturday’s huge earthquake, and it is feared the death toll could climb much further. [. . .]
U.S. Secretary of State Condolezza Rice said today that “At this difficult time, the United States stands with its friends in Pakistan and India, just as they stood with us and offered assistance after Hurricane Katrina.” She said the United States would offer “whatever assistance may be needed…”
The BBC reports that 400 school children were killed when their school building collapsed: BBC—The bodies of at least 250 children have been pulled from the rubble of a school destroyed by the powerful earthquake in north-west Pakistan. [. . .]
Pakistan was hit by a catastrophic earthquake early this morning. The temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 7.6: BBC—Pakistan says more than 1,000 people may have died in a powerful quake that also hit north India and Afghanistan. The quake in Kashmir had a magnitude of at least 7.6. The epicentre was 80km (50 miles) [...]
